Bright Spring

When Qu Neng rode his horse to the east bank of Wenchang Bridge, he saw corpses and messy debris all over the bridge, and some wounded enemy soldiers were crying out in despair.The infantry and cavalry of Qu Neng's army were trotting in columns, passing Wenchang Bridge quickly.On the flat open land on the east bank, there are more and more troops!

He took a few glances at the scene near Wenchang Bridge, then turned his horse's head to face east, looking at the terrain in the distance.

To the east of this place is a wide valley.Some chaotic officers and soldiers were fleeing in that valley, and the cavalry after Qu Neng's army crossed the river had already caught up!

The big mountain on the north side of the valley is near the Huangbei River, and it is called Caishi Mountain; there is also a big mountain on the south side, but I don't know its name.

This is already located to the north of the first line of defense of the government and army, and on the back and back of the western section of the enemy's line of defense!But because of the barrier between the two mountains in the north and the south, the only road that can actually break through the entire line of the enemy's first line of defense is the valley in front of Qu Neng!Such a relatively narrow terrain can easily be blocked by enemy reinforcements.

Once time wasted a little bit, the reinforcements from the government and army blocked the valley, and the defense line was closed again!

At this time, the soldiers who had just trotted over hadn't rested much, and Qu Neng's army had walked a lot of mountain roads before, and the soldiers were relatively tired; if they rushed to the east at this time, the formation would definitely be chaotic, and some officers The danger of counterattack by the main force of the army.

Qu Neng weighed it for a while, then ordered decisively: "Order, all the cavalry after crossing the river will charge eastward! All the troops on the east bank will march forward in column and tear open the gap in the enemy's army to the east regardless of the cost! The Chinese army marches forward with drums. "

"Order!"

Between the valleys, Qu Neng's vanguard cavalry rushed to the distance first, and the infantry trotted forward in columns.The sound of horseshoes and huge footsteps resounded through the mountains, the dust was billowing, and columns of soldiers and horses were surging, which looked like a turbid torrent surging from a distance...

The front army marched for two or three miles, and sure enough, they encountered a group of official cavalry.The cavalry mobilized relatively quickly, and the official cavalry arrived on the battlefield first!Now that the officers and soldiers have discovered the gap, their infantry must also be mobilizing this way.

The two soldiers and horses in the east didn't have any nonsense, and they went straight to each other face to face!

The scene was very chaotic, almost a melee.The forward cavalry of the King of Han's army charged for a while, reaching the easternmost edge of the battlefield; the cavalry of the official army rushed into the infantry column of the King of Han's army ahead.

The infantry of Qu Neng's Department of the King of Han's Army advanced in columns, but the troops in front were suddenly attacked by cavalry and could not defend themselves.The infantry didn't have time to change their formation, and they were rushed to pieces in an instant!

Some rebel soldiers of the King of Han's army had long forgotten what they had during the drill, and ran around after being washed away before the battle, and collapsed; some soldiers also formed formations on the spot, forming circular formations of different sizes.The angry general yelled and cursed in Sichuan dialect, "How many hammers are running away!"

The infantry column that had just come up from the west had no chance to form a formation. Amid the roar of the generals, the soldiers rushed forward, yelling and cursing.The columns encountered broken soldiers running around, and avoided the crowd on both sides. After a while, several columns ran into chaos by themselves.

Facing the surging infantry, the officer cavalry quickly slowed down.A few cavalrymen sat on their horses and were about to turn around on the spot. They were greeted by the infantry on all sides with various weapons. His back and abdomen were stabbed with spears, blood flew straight, and he fell off his horse screaming.

Another officer cavalry was waving a long-handled knife on the right side, but two infantrymen grabbed the armor on the left side and pulled it down violently!After a while, the knight let out a hissing scream, and all kinds of knives|guns randomly stabbed at the ground without any tricks.

At this time, the cavalry of the King of Han army turned around and rushed back, and the cavalry of the official army was also divided into chaos.Moments later, many cavalry of the officers and soldiers fled to the valleys on both sides on horseback.

The cavalry of Qu Neng's army in front was also chaotic, chasing and killing the enemy from all sides.A knight of the King of Han Army held a cherry gun, and finally caught up with a cavalry, and stabbed forward; the enemy cavalry screamed and dismounted, his back was still injured, but he couldn't stop his horseshoe He stepped on him. "Ah!" The cry was frightening.

"Da da da..." There was a rush of horseshoes from the west, and a general held up a command flag and kept shouting: "Inspector Qu Du, the rebels should stay away from the north and south! The infantry behind continue to head east! Inspector Qu Du... ..."

Chapter 5 Nineteen Large Turtles

In the wide valley on the west side, the officers and soldiers came up with temporary reinforcements on foot and cavalry.The sound of strings and guns among the mountains was mixed with the sound of shouting and killing. Gunpowder smoke and dust filled the air, creating a din.

The infantry of Qu Neng's troops of the King of Han's army rushed forward in multiple columns; the official army also rushed over.It was too late for the two armies to deploy their formations, and an encounter immediately took place, and the scene was very chaotic!

But Qu Neng's army had [-] troops, and they marched towards the east one after another, with a very clear and simple goal; so more and more troops came like a flood.After the front of the flood was scattered in battle, the people behind came up again and again, endlessly!

The official army reinforcements were quickly routed.

Numerous columns of Qu Neng's army rushed out of the valley, and there was a large open field in front of them, with a radius of five or six miles.From a distance, there are one or two villages, small hills, rice fields in the bay, open land, etc. The terrain is much flatter than that in the west.

Amidst the yelling of the generals, all the ministries rectified their troops and horses for a while, and then continued to advance in depth to the east one after another.At this time, some cavalry from the Ping'an Army also arrived, and they were approaching from the west breakthrough.

The first line of defense of the government and army has completely collapsed at this time, and the entire army on the southern front has obviously fallen into a situation of being surrounded and attacked!

First, the cavalry from various places of the official army rushed over, ran wildly to the north and evacuated.The cavalry arrived from the Ping'an Army, together with Qu Neng's vanguard cavalry, blocked the cavalry of the official army everywhere.

The open land in Gaiyi stretched for five or six miles, and Qu Neng's army was in a hurry to outflank it, and failed to fully form a defense line.The cavalry ran very fast, and some officer cavalry fled northward from various places even though they were being pursued.

However, it is impossible for the infantry units of the officers and soldiers on the southern line of defense to be so easy.When they were attacked by the former army of Sheng Yong's army in the south, they suddenly found that their cavalry was fleeing and surrounded by heavy troops from the Han Dynasty's army.

The infantry units of the officers and soldiers over there tried to break away to the north one after another, and the line of defense quickly collapsed as a result!

The entire southern line of defense was nearly ten miles wide, and the distance was too far. They suddenly withdrew in a hurry, intending to escape, and soon became chaotic.At this moment, there are no generals or gods who can control the army here!

Among the mountains and forests, on the banks of ponds, and in the crop fields, there are routs of officers and soldiers everywhere.The Ping'an Army and Qu Neng Army dispatched troops to oppress the south. Many infantry soldiers, large and small, discarded their weapons and surrendered in the face of encirclement; .

The officers and soldiers are simply appalling and are dying fast.

The chaos and turmoil were not limited to the southern line; the main guard of the official army in the north was quickly overtaken by the cavalry of the King of Han.

The cavalry of the King of Han rushed to the enemy on the roads everywhere.The enemy soldiers pulling the artillery vehicles immediately left the vehicles and turned around and ran away; some people saw that they could not run away, so they drew their waist knives and tried to resist, but the cavalry of the King of Han rushed past, and stabbed one person to death with one shot!

The infantry teams of the official army and the countless formations had to stop advancing where they were, and lined up to resist the cavalry of the King of Han. They could not form a large square formation in time, so they had to let the cavalry intersperse and divide among the formations.

Only the infantry's official brigade, facing the threat of a large number of cavalry, they can only form a dense formation; otherwise, it is easy to be disrupted by the cavalry once or twice.The dense phalanx can hardly move, and if the generals arrange it properly, they can only move slowly.Many official army brigades are being restrained in place.

At this time, the sound of killing was deafening on the land that spanned several miles.

A light cavalry of the King of Han's army swept across the enemy's column, and the cavalry and shooting "cracked".There may be two paths for the enemy here.

After hearing this, Sheng Yong immediately turned his head to look at the other party. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Sheng Yong nodded in response.Just now he was thinking about the situation in the east, but he didn't expect the hero to see the same thing, and Qu Neng noticed it too!

At this time, the terrain that continues to the north is somewhat unfavorable for attack.

On the left side are continuous large mountains, the nearest one seems to be called Fulong Mountain; the mountains over there are steep and overgrown with vegetation. It seems that there should be one or two valleys and mountain roads, but they must be rugged and narrow.It seems that it will be more difficult for the army to attack in a detour from the mountains to the back of the officers and soldiers.

There is a big gap in the front of the middle, but it is only three miles wide, and there are rice fields, ponds, forests, and village houses in the middle; therefore, the officers and soldiers do not need too many troops to form a defense line, and the heavy defense line is there.

Only the mountains in the east seem to have less ups and downs, and the terrain is vast and complex.If the King of Han's army detours and outflanks from the east, there may be a chance!

At this time, Qu Neng said in his voice: "I estimate that Zhang Fu still has about 7 brigades (hundred household teams) with [-] cavalry. Usually on the battlefield, the more troops you have, the longer you can resist; Defensive deployment does not focus on the deployment of large formations, but only on the depth and complete formation. Zhang Fu is a turtle with [-] people, and he can deploy at least five deep defense lines!

Zhang Furuo followed such a terrain, only intending to defend, not to attack; if we attack from the front, if we want to completely defeat Zhang Fu, it will not take a few days. "

Sheng Yong nodded: "What Governor Qu said is absolutely true."

Qu Neng said again: "With Zhang Fu defending with so many troops, will there be a shortage of troops for a while? The further we go to the back, the harder it is to break through; time is running out, Zhang Fu will build fortifications on the rear line of defense."

After a while, the team of Ping An and others on horseback also ran towards the big banner here.

When those people rushed up the hill, Sheng Yong and others clasped their fists in salute to Ping An.At this time, Sheng Yong clasped his fists at Wang Bin again, and said in greeting, "General Wang."

Wang Bin showed surprise on his face, he seemed a little flattered all by himself, and hurriedly said: "The last general pays his respects to Grand Marshal Sheng!"

Sheng Yong looked at Wang Bin with great admiration, and nodded slightly, as if calling Wang Bin like a spring breeze.The generals gathered on this mountain, only Sheng Yong paid special attention to the general, with a look of respect.

Because Sheng Yong is such a person.When Li Jinglong was in power, he was also very attentive to Li Jinglong.Although Wang Bin has become the general manager now, but what is Wang Bin's situation... Sheng Yong knows it well, and he will never offend this person.

Pingan had a smile on his face, but it was a sneer. He glanced at Sheng Yong and said, "Marshal Sheng, you have to call the elite infantry behind you to go up, or the longer you delay, the more you won't be able to hit the front!"

Sheng Yong said calmly: "I have already ordered."

5 Chapter Twenty

The sun was hanging in the sky, almost overhead.